[AccessD] FYI

>From SME Daily Update - digest of manufacturing news:
 
  

New Version Of Windows To Be Compatible With Smartphone Chips.


The
<http://mailview.custombriefings.com/mailview.aspx?m=2011010601sme&r=4399251
-a6d3&l=002-3e7&t=c> Wall Street Journal (1/6, Wingfield, subscription
required) reports Microsoft unveiled a new version of Windows designed to
work on processors used in tablet computers and smart phones. The
<http://mailview.custombriefings.com/mailview.aspx?m=2011010601sme&r=4399251
-a6d3&l=003-545&t=c> AP (1/6) reports, "The new version could take advantage
of the power savings provided by cell phone chips, and give Microsoft a
better chance of gaining a foothold in the emerging world of tablet
computers. Apple Inc.'s hit iPad tablet runs on a cell phone-type chip,
which is part of the reason it can last 10 hours on one charge." The
prototypes running Windows at CES were using chips designed by ARM Holdings,
a heavyweight in cell phone chip design. "A key drawback to moving to
another 'processor architecture' is that programs created for the current
version of Windows won't work on the new chips." Similarly, peripherals
would not work without new drivers. 

 
<http://mailview.custombriefings.com/mailview.aspx?m=2011010601sme&r=4399251
-a6d3&l=004-686&t=c> Bloomberg News (1/6, Bass, King) reports, "Windows will
work with ARM-based chips made by Nvidia Corp., Qualcomm Inc. and Texas
Instruments Inc.," according to Microsoft. "The Windows software will be
tailored for battery-powered devices, such as tablets, netbooks and other
handhelds," and "will also work with Intel and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
chips, as have previous versions of Windows." The
<http://mailview.custombriefings.com/mailview.aspx?m=2011010601sme&r=4399251
-a6d3&l=005-bff&t=c> Financial Times (1/6, Waters, Taylor, subscription
required) also reports the story. 

 

Rocky